Improved harness-saddle



V ,gieten @anni l JoHNWAITu or PALMER, lvrAssAcHUsuTTS.`

l Lam Param No. 87,606, dated Mam. 9,1869.

MROVED HARNESS-SADDLE.

v The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making pazt ofthe same.

Know all men by these presents: v

That I, J GEN VVAITluof -Palmer, in the county of Hampden, andCommonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in HarnessSaddles; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, in Which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of myimproved harness-saddle, and

Figure 2 represents a longitudinal section through one of the pads.

To enable .those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs, tomake and use the same, I will proceed to describe it more in detail.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination, with thesaddle-tree and terrets, of devices,

`whereby the pads can be pressed out or adjusted, as hereinafterexplained.; also, in the use of clothrpadding, as hereinafter explained.

In ,my improved harness-saddle, the back, A, is constructed of the usualmaterials, and in the usual form, the ordinary iron tree, B, being usedfor supporting the parts. l

llhe Vshank Doi' the terret C is formed somewhat longer than in thoseordinarily used, and has a groove, j, cut around it to receive themetallic fork c, by means of which it isI retained in place, and itsinner end is provided with a screw-thread, to it the thread in themetallic pad-plateF E, as indicated in fig. '2.

lhe terret is inserted through a hole in the back, A, and tree B thefork c is then slipped into the groove f, in such a manner that one ofthe prongs will be at each side of the shank of the terret; the prongsare then bent toward each other, to prevent the fork from working out ofplace. The forks o rest against the nn-4 der side 4of the .tree B, whichis furnished with projecting flanges, to prevent the fork from turningaround.

By this mode of' fastening, the terret is held securely to the saddle,but may easilybe turned around to adjust the pads, as follows:

The metallic pad-plates E being arranged, in this instance, between theback lining m of the pad and the front part thereof', and also fitted tothe shank of the terrct by means of screw-threads, pieces or layers ofthick cloth, G, are placed on, one above the other, and outside thecloth a stuffing of' goatshair, H, or some other similar material, whilethe whole is protectedl by a covering of cloth or leather, K, there byforming an even and elastic pad.

'lhefdiiierent layers of cloth, G, may be secured to themetallic'pad-plate E by means di' threads, n, passing through the clothG, and around the plate E, or

through holes in the same, as indicated by dotted lines in 2.

Te layers of cloth mayhowever, be secured together, and to the metallicpad-plate E, in any other convenient manner. Holes are cut in theinner-layers of cloth, to admit the projecting poib'n of the metallicpad-plate and end of the terret-shank, as indicated in the drawings.

By turning the terret in one direction, the padplate .E is moved orforced away from the back of the saddle, thereby pressing out the pad,as indicated by red lines, g. 2, or nice versa. q After harness-saddles,made in the ordinary-way, have been used for a short time, the padsbecome compressed to such an extent that theyreqnire restufing, and itis quite difficult, if not almost impossible, to apply additionalfilling and still retain the original form or configuration of the pad,which is very desirable, in order to prevent galling, or injury to thehorses back.

By the use of my improvements, the above-men tioned difficulty is whollyobviated; for, at any time, by simply turning the terrets, the pads maybe pressed out, to give them the required amount of fulness.

may be increased or diminished at pleasure, by lsimply turning theterrets C, so as to move the metallic padplates E out or in, as the casemay be, which renders my improved saddle very valuable,.since it can beadjusted while in use, an d upon the horses back.

' By the use of cloth G for the pad-stuiing, there is no liability ofthe stung working or pressing outleterally.

Having described my improved harness-saddle,

What I claim therein as new, and of my invention, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combinatiomwith the saddle-tree of a harness, of an adj ustablepad or pads, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the saddle-tree B and terrets C, of themetallic padJplate E, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3 The combination, with the terret C and saddletree B, of the fork c,substantiallv as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination, with the metallic pad-plate E substantially as'andfor the purposes set forth.

5. The combination, with the pad-plate E, of the layers of cloth G, forthe purposes stated.

Witnesses: JOHN WAITE.

J. H. BLAIR, F. J. WAssUM.

It will, therefore, be seen that the size of the pad and shank D of theterret C, of thelayers of cloth Gr,r

